Delta rolls out new no-fee AmEx amid hot airline credit card market

Delta Air Lines is rolling out a new frequent-flier credit card with no annual fee, part of an effort to court new customers in the increasingly lucrative market for airline-branded credit cards.

The new “Blue Delta SkyMiles Credit Card” will become available starting Thursday, continuing Delta’s long-standing partnership with American Express. Unlike Delta’s other SkyMiles American Express cards – the Gold, Platinum and Delta Reserve cards – the Blue card will not charge an annual fee. It also will come with a mileage-earning bonus not featured on any of the other Delta cards: double miles on purchases at U.S. restaurants.